Boulevard Beaumarchais

The Boulevard Beaumarchais (French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ bomaʁʃɛ]) is a boulevard of the 3rd, 4th and 11th arrondissement of Paris^[1] and the longest of the Grands Boulevards.^[2][3] The boulevard is around 700 meters long^[4] and 35 meters wide.^[2] It was originally named the Boulevard Saint-Antoine but had its name changed in 1831 to honor Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais,^[5] whose mansion was built on the boulevard in 1780.^[6] The mansion was later seized by the government^[7] and demolished in 1818^[6] in order to expand the Canal Saint-Martin.^[8] The boulevard was renovated in the 1980s.^[2]

Boulevard Beaumarchais

Former name(s)	Boulevard Saint-Antoine
Namesake	Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Length	759 yd (694 m)
Width	116 ft (35 m)
Location	Paris, France
Coordinates	48.8571°N 2.3681°E / 48.8571; 2.3681